The Fine Art Of Goofing Off by Henry Jacobs & Bob McClay pt1
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Uploaded by importantrecords on Aug 8, 2007
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About the dvd:
THE FINE ART OF GOOFING OFF
In 1972, San Francisco public television station KQED aired the first of three half-hour
programs devoted to leisure titled The Fine Art of Goofing Off. Combining various
animation techniques — stop-action photography, claymation, collage, cut-outs,
and continuous drawing — this unique series celebrated pointless activity, dancing
between the silly and the philosophical with free-associative abandon.
With few if any creative limits set by the station, the films reveal a fresh, imaginative
collaboration between animator Bob McClay, Henry Jacobs, and producer Chris Koch.
Included are contributions from Alan Watts, author George Leonard, psychedelic poster
artist Victor Moscoso, filmmaker Jordan Belson, humorist Woody Leifer, as well as
members of the legendary San Francisco troupe and Second City antecedant, The
Committee. Amazingly, these three films were rescued by McClay on their way to the
dumpster about 30 years ago! Thanks to him, they've survived to still offer the advice,
"The pursuit of happiness can be extremely tiring— sit still and let happiness pursue you for a while."
...an aimlessly irresistible collection of animated fun.
Terrence O'Flaherty
San Francisco Chronicle
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danbuckneree 6 months ago
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thats so gay!!!
kubbygrl 2 years ago
More please!
echomedia 3 years ago
cool
kadeeng 3 years ago
interesting
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